There are plenty of things you can use scented candles for, ranging anywhere from setting the mood, to scenting a room, to just plain old aromatherapy. No matter which reason you're choosing for lighting one of these candles, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Well the wax isn't really meant to be poured, or do anything other than melt and smell really good, but it does have a good ol' generic melted wax look and feel to it. If you knock the candle over with melted wax in it, it is going to spill and make a mess.

His is described as "Exotic spices and precious woods are layered with a rich, white musk in this seductive, smoky glass candle." I can't quite put my finger on exactly what I can smell in it, but I can't stop smelling it. It's definitely musky, but not all that spicy. It almost reminds me of a cosmetic counter near Christmas time.

Hers is billed as "Tahitian vanilla and spun sugar are affectionately entwined with gentle hints of coconut cream in this luxurious smoky glass candle." If you like the scent Warm Vanilla Sugar from Bath and Body Works, you will like this too. It's seriously a dead ringer. Sweet vanilla, and the hint of coconut keeps it from being too overwhelming.

As far as each ones strength goes, I'm happy with it. In a small room like a bathroom, you won't have any problem getting the scent to fill the whole room. In our bedroom, which is about 10'x10' or so, it's enough that you can catch a nice hint of it when you walk in, but it's not going to slap you in the face. Leaving them out unlit lets you catch whiffs here and there as well. I have His on his nightstand, and laying in bed I can catch some whiffs, and Hers is on our sex dresser, and always makes me smile when I'm digging for something fun.

Each candle is listed as having a 50 hour burn time, and I think it will definitely last that long. I burned Hers for about 3 hours straight and couldn't get more than a 2" diameter melt circle out of it, and each candle is about 3 1/2" across. His burned for about an hour and had a melt circle of about 1 1/4".

Each candle comes separately, and therefore, ended up with its own box. There's nothing in the least bit 'risque' about either box, and they would both make beautiful gifts. Each candle is nestled inside its respective box, and opens in a style that reminds me of a pop-up book. The front will have which one it is in a red box, His or Hers, and the back has the same red box that gives a description of the scent. There's a couple of disclaimers on the bottom of each box, and a few more plus some tips on the bottom of each candle. For best results, you're supposed to burn between 2 and 3 hours at a time, and make sure to trim the wick to 1/4" before lighting, as not doing so can cause the longer lit wick to sort of curl over on itself and make a really weak flame.

In the event that you do actually manage to burn all the wax from both glasses, you can always clean them out real well and then use them as drinking glasses, as they are built strikingly similar to decently sized drinking glasses.

I had my latest coupon and a stockpile of gift cards, and I went nuts buying candles. Quite honestly, for how big these are, how great they smell, and how long they'll last, plus the fact that I can turn them into neat matchy matchy drinking glasses when they're all used up, I would say each one is well worth the price tag it has. Either one would make a great gift for any occasion.

And just to kind of try and give you a good look at the size, here's a picture of both of them next to a little matchbox car for reference.

Follow-up commentaryI still like it8 months after original review

I still love the way both of these candles smell, although I have never gotten Hers to burn evenly all the way across. His has and has been burned quite a bit. Unfortunately, these are being discontinued from Illume, so make sure you snag these really soon if you want a chance to try them.

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Do you like the smell of the two together? I have the his and it reminds me of cologne. Great Review!

10/25/2010

Jul!a

Thanks Airen

I do actually like the smell of the two together. His definitely had to grow on me, but the more it was around, the more I couldn't help but lean over and smell it, and I had the two next to each other while writing the review, and it was almost intoxicating. Thank you

10/25/2010

~LaUr3n~

I wish I could scratch and sniff the screen. Candle reviews suck because what smells good to someone might not to others and 33 dollars is just too much to take a gamble on for me. 50 hours is awesome though.

10/25/2010

Jul!a

Well the His is hard to describe, but the Hers is spot on for Warm Vanilla Sugar from Bath and Body works. So if you like that scent, you'll like this candle.

10/25/2010

Blinker

Either that's a toy car, or these candles are fucking gigantic.

10/25/2010

mllebeauty

These candles are HUGE! No wonder they last 50 hours.

10/25/2010

Jul!a

I know mllebeauty, I was surprised at how big they are. They're listed as weighing a freaking pound and a half, each! lol

And yes, it is indeed a toy car. My fiance got it for me to match the one that I have in real life, lol

10/25/2010

Research

I love a good candle, this would probably be better than my Yankee Candle with three wicks.